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The Polestar 3 electric mid-size SUV was unveiled in October 2022, but its market debut is still many months away. For the US market, production of the Polestar 3 at Volvo Cars’ plant in South Carolina will begin in the first quarter of 2024. US deliveries of the Polestar 3 are estimated to begin in the second quarter of 2024, according to the brand’s local online configurator. This likely means the vehicle will arrive stateside for the 2025 model year. The good news is development of the Polestar 3 is nearing completion. According to the company, the electric SUV recently…
Local media outlet 36kr has published an excellent story today that sheds light on why Nio is periodically in trouble and how it defuses its challenges. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/09/26230714/2023092615071434.mp3 (Image credit: CnEVPost) Local media outlet 36kr’s PowerOn section today published an excellent report on why Nio is periodically in a tricky situation and how it defuses the challenges. CnEVPost has translated the article with the author’s permission. Below is its full content. Nio’s cyclical crisis and self-help By Peng Suping In May this year, something circulated in the circle of Nio’s senior employees: the company held a meeting on capital coordination. For…
The vehicles — the Xpeng G9 and P7 — will officially enter the Israeli market in October through one of the country’s largest dealerships, Freesbe. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/09/26180940/2023092610094097.mp3 (Image credit: Xpeng) Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) has begun shipping hundreds of electric vehicles (EVs) to Israel, after the Chinese company announced plans to enter the Middle Eastern country in July. Xpeng began shipping 750 units of the G9 SUV as well as the P7 sedan to Israel today from Guangzhou, the city where it is headquartered, and held a ceremony for the occasion, according to a press release. This is Xpeng’s single largest shipment…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! XEV is an Italian startup that has designed the real urban runaround. It is a lightweight electric two-seater. It is perfect for city driving at up to 50 km/h (31 mph). Accelerating to 60 km/h (37 mph) is possible, but not sporty. For visiting the countryside, the country roads outside the city limits, there is a “Sporty” mode that allows speeds up to 80 km/h (50 mph). It is only sporty, though, as if you are comparing a turtle to a snail. Do not…
Ford Motor Company has halted construction of its $3.5 billion battery cell plant in Marshall, Michigan, effective September 25. The automaker cited concerns about its ability to competitively run the plant at a time when it is engaged in broader contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union. The decision comes after months of disputes with local residents, Republicans in Congress over the planned use of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology from China’s CATL, and the auto industry strike that is now in its second week. “We’re pausing work, and we’re going to limit spending on construction…
The Tank brand has launched the Tank 400 Hi4-T, its second NEV model after the Tank 500 Hi4-T. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/09/26154923/2023092607492234.mp3 (Image credit: Great Wall Motor) Great Wall Motor’s personalized brand Tank has launched a new hybrid model, the Tank 400 Hi4-T, to continue its electrification transition. Tank officially launched the hybrid SUV in China yesterday, and in a departure from its previous approach, it has directly begun offering a version equipped with Great Wall’s Hi4-T hybrid technology, making it its second model to do so. Tank’s previous models on sale included the Tank 300 and Tank 500, both of which were…
Between September 1 and September 24, Nio was at 13,900 units, Xpeng at 10,400 units, Li Auto at 29,200 units, Tesla at 35,900 units and BYD at 176,200 units. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/09/26154126/2023092607412662.mp3 Most of the major electric vehicle (EV) makers saw a rise in insurance registrations in China last week, with Tesla’s growth especially notable. For the week of September 18 to September 24, Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) sold 9,000 vehicles, ranking No. 1 among China’s new car makers, the company said today on Weibo. As before, Li Auto didn’t explain the basis for calculating the weekly sales, but apparently, they were…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! According to registration data used as a proxy for sales, there were four counties in the United States with electric vehicle (EV) market penetration above 30% as of December 2022, and all were in California. Santa Clara County topped the list at 35%, followed by Marin County at 34%, and then Alameda and San Mateo Counties at 32% each. Several counties outside of California also had robust EV sales, including Boulder County, Colorado (22%), and San Juan County, Washington (22%). As of the end…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! According to registration data used as a proxy for sales, there were four counties in the United States with electric vehicle (EV) market penetration above 30% as of December 2022, and all were in California. Santa Clara County topped the list at 35%, followed by Marin County at 34%, and then Alameda and San Mateo Counties at 32% each. Several counties outside of California also had robust EV sales, including Boulder County, Colorado (22%), and San Juan County, Washington (22%). As of the end…
Ford has confirmed that it’s halting construction of a $3.5 million battery plant in Michigan that the automaker had focused on just months earlier as a key for EV affordability. The plant, near Marshall, Michigan, was due to create about 2,500 jobs and make lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which tend to be much cheaper to produce than the nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries that Ford currently uses in its EVs. When the plant was announced, in February, Ford said that the plant would make “one of the lowest-cost U.S.-produced batteries.” That said, the cost of producing those cells appears to be at the…